The Lunatic
The first-ever US publication of the Caribbean comic classic that is also a major motion picture.
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“AN unHAPPY MEAL” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
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Now Available: New Haven Noir, edited by Amy Bloom
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“The Fire Club” by Nathan Ward
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Now Available: Atlanta Noir, edited by Tayari Jones
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Garbage: Limited Edition Preorder with Exclusive 12″ Vinyl!
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Twenty-Year Anniversary Notebooks
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Home: Social Essays
A seminal Jones/Baraka literary land mine that launches AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series.
The Girl with the Golden Shoes
A dazzling coming-of-age novella, now an Essence Magazine best seller, by Jamaica’s top-selling writer.
Upcoming Events
Atlanta Noir — AJC Decatur Book Festival
9/2/17, 11:15am
Featuring Atlanta Noir contributors Anthony Grooms, Jim Grimsley, John Holman, Alesia Parker, and Sheri Joseph. Panel will take place in Decatur City Hall; presented by City of Decatur.
Montana Noir – “Noir at the Bar,” National Book Festival
9/2/17
A “Noir at the Bar” event featuring Montana Noir at the National Book Festival. Location and further details TBA.
News & Features
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Akashic Remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
Akashic remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, who passed away on June 20, 2017.
- “AN unHAPPY MEAL” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
- “The Fire Club” by Nathan Ward
- “The Silver City by the Golden Sands” by Jennifer Swain
- “The Hong Kong Deal” by June Lorraine Roberts
Akashic Insider
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Shani Mootoo wins Lambda Literary’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize
Congratulations to Shani Mootoo on winning Lambda Literary’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize!
- Now Available: New Haven Noir, edited by Amy Bloom
- Now Available: Atlanta Noir, edited by Tayari Jones
- Twenty-Year Anniversary Notebooks
- Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles by Achy Obejas